Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-spoken
Adjective
  • Autopsy results revealed that Morin had endured 15 to 20 blows to the head and had died from a combination of strangulation and blunt force trauma.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Not to be blunt, but there’s really no good excuse to skip SPF application, regardless of your skin tone or skin type.
    Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • After a short ceremony, the church will open to the public from: Wednesday: 11 a.m. to midnight Thursday: 7 a.m. to midnight Friday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    George Petras, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Letters to the editor are usually short and to the point.
    Elizabeth Keifer, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Loading your audio article OAKLAND — Less than a year after Alameda County agreed to his release from prison in an abrupt turnabout, a local resident has been charged with nine felonies in connection with a recent shooting.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • As a result, a conclusion that seems like it’s supposed to be shocking lands as a glib, abrupt cop-out.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The outspoken mother, who has clashed with Rock in the past, quickly went on to reiterate her desire for Blueface to enter a relationship with rap star Megan Thee Stallion, a hope that she’s expressed on previous occasions.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But several of the most outspoken opponents of the Senate resolution said they either weren't invited to the meeting or declined to attend.
    Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The actor behind the gruff but lovable Roy Kent shared a purrfectly eccentric analogy about the show's return on a recent episode of NPR's Wild Card podcast.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Bowling paints with the rhythm of a gruff intellectual.
    James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Short-spoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-spoken. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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